By international comparison, it was a peculiarity of China that the great powers secured territorial control mainly in the legal form of a limited-period lease. The unlimited and unconditional cessions of Hong Kong (in the Treaty of Nanjing 1842) and of Taiwa…
Leased Territories(1,907 words)
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Osterhammel, Jürgen, “Leased Territories”, in: Brill’s Encyclopedia of China, Managing Editor English Edition: Daniel Leese. Consulted online on 22 October 2020 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-0339_bec_COM_00101>
First published online: 2008
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004168633, 20121018
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